Registration

We request that participants plan to be in attendance for the entire intensive to support the quality of connection, learning and trust we hope to create. Please make travel arrangements to support the following arrival and departure times. If you are flying to the retreat, please note that depending on your mode of transportation and traffic conditions, travel time between Saint Mary’s College and San Francisco Airport can range from 1-2 hrs. Travel time between Saint Mary’s and Oakland Airport can range from 30 min. to 1 1/2 hrs.

The Nonviolent Leadership for Social Justice Retreat starts Sunday, July 29th, 2018.

On-site Registration – 3-5:30 pm

Dinner – 6 pm

Opening circle – 7 pm

The Retreat ends at noon on Sunday, August 5, 2018. Lunch will be served after the retreat’s end.

Financial Contribution

Financial Assistance

The requested financial contributions for the intensive consists of two parts.

Those staying on site will be asked to make a $75 key deposit at the start of the retreat. The deposit will be refunded at the end of the retreat with the return of the key. Deposits can be made by cash or check.

Please note: Those planning on sharing a room with a spouse, partner, or other companion must register for one double occupancy spot per person and request to room together on the retreat logistics survey (link sent via email after registration).

Early bird and late registration:

Early birds registering before April 1, 2018 will receive $100 off tuition at the time of registration.

After June 20, 2018, a $150 late registration fee will be added at the time of registration. This fee is to account for the additional administrative work needed to accommodate late registrants and exists in relationship to payment deadlines set out by Saint Mary’s College.

Payment schedule: We request that you pay the full amount of your Basic Expenses at the time of registration to reserve your spot. Our preference is to receive tuition payments at the time of registration, but we can accommodate tuition payments as late as June 20, 2018. Payments after the initial registration can be made online through PayPal or payments via check can be mailed (see section on how to register below). If a different timing for the payments is needed, please contact us at nlsj@weavinghearts.com.

Refund Policy: If you cancel on or before June 20, 2018, your fees will be refunded minus a $100 administrative fee. If you cancel after June 20, 2018, your fees will be refunded (minus the $100 administrative fee) only if we can fill your spot with another participant. If we are unable to do so, your fees, minus the cost of Basic Expenses and a $200 administrative fee, will be refunded.

It is our greatest desire that all persons who want to come to The Nonviolent Leadership for Social Justice Retreat be able to do so. As part of our commitment to ensuring class diversity, we do not want access to funds to be the only barrier for attendance. If you would like to attend this retreat and do not have funds to pay the requested contributions, please contact us. While it is unlikely we would be able to offer room and board assistance, we may have funds available depending on the level of contributions we receive from others. We would like to be in dialogue with each person interested in attending to see if we can identify a combination of financial assistance, fundraising, and payment plans that would enable you to attend.

Scholarships will be awarded based on the following criteria: financial need, potential for utilizing an NVC diversity consciousness toward social change or offering NVC to diverse communities including commitment to working with currently underserved populations.

We will be using contributions greater than the minimum to make this event as inclusive as possible.

The deadline for submitting applications for financial assistance is June 10, 2018. Applications will be processed as they come in and we will let you know as soon as possible whether we’re able to meet your request. We encourage people needing financial assistance to apply early as this gives us time to assess the level of need and implement sufficient fundraising efforts. Depending on the level of need and the success of fundraising, applicants might know within a week of submitting an application or by June 30, 2018 at the latest.

How to Register

We use Constant Contacts, a secure, online registration service to process our registrations. Click here to go to their site to register for The Nonviolent Leadership for Social Justice Retreat.

Initial credit card payments can be made online at the time of registration through Constant Contacts’ website; subsequent credit card payments can be made via bit.ly/NLSJ2018Payment.

For payment by check please contact us at nlsj@weavinghearts.com for more information.

Donations

We are committed to making The Nonviolent Leadership for Social Justice Retreat accessible to those who do not currently have financial resources to contribute the requested amount for tuition or room and board. Some of our participants have been able to raise funds to support their attendance from their community. Others come from communities that simply do not have access to any disposable income to support the participant’s attendance, no matter how much they value and need the skills the participant will learn.

We dearly want the consciousness, healing and skills we are offering to be available to everyone, especially to those who could benefit from the increase in internal resources this training can produce. Your gift is essential in making this work possible. It helps to cover the costs of room and board for participants, and helps to make it possible for the trainers to continue doing this work (in previous years, some trainers have received little or no income in order to support inclusivity).

Important: Please email us to let us know if you donate through our website or by check so we can track your gift and express our thanks. If you do not email us to let us know, the funds may not be tracked correctly and may go to BayNVC’s general fund rather than be specifically allocated to support the Nonviolent Leadership for Social Justice retreat.

You can also make your tax-deductible donation by check. Write you check payable to BayNVC, and write Donation – NLSJ on the memo line of your check. Please mail that check to BayNVC at PO Box 22872 Oakland, CA 94609.

The 2018 Nonviolent Leadership for Social Justice Retreat

Sunday, July 29 – Sunday, August 5, 2018

Arrive between 3 and 5 pm on 7/29 for onsite registration.
Our first meal is at 6 pm, followed by the opening circle from 7:00 – 8:45.
Programming ends at noon on 8/5; lunch is available after the closing circle.

Registration

Register by April 1st for a $100 Early Bird Discount!
Your early registration helps us reserve rooms and ensures we have the staff and resources to give you a wonderful experience.